Chad Slade (American football)

Chad Slade
No. 62 – Houston Texans
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992
Moody, Alabama
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school: Moody (AL)
College: Auburn
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Chad Torress Slade (born May 4, 1992) is an American football guard for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn.

College career

Slade was a four-year starter at Auburn from 2010-14. His 49 career starts were the second most among SEC offensive lineman and fourth-most in Auburn history.

Professional career

Slade signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015.[1] He was placed on injured reserve on September 5, 2015, where he spent his entire rookie season.[2]

On September 3, 2016, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 16, 2017 after spending the entire season on their practice squad.[5]

On September 2, 2017, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2017.[8]

On September 1, 2018, Slade was waived by the Texans and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign 8 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 4, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Texans sign eight players to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 16, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Texans add nine to the practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Lewis, President, Slade signed". HoustonTexans.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans cut roster to 53". HoustonTexans.com. September 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Texans sign eight players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2018.
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